A visit to the Johnson Town Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Johnson Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Town Cemetery:
42.1453, -91.0338
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Town Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Anamosa. Anamosa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Johnson Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Johnson Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scotch Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Mineral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Mineral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Four Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Four Horn Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Horn Cemetery
- Edinburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
- Madison Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- Cady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kiburz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kiburz Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiburz Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Madison Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Canton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
- St. Peters Temple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wayne Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Zion Cemetery
- Amber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Amber Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Onslow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Center Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Junction
- Estimated population in 2015: 111 people
- Clay Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Mills
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Amber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amber is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Hale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Monmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emeline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Langworthy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Langworthy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Olin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oxford Junction is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crab Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Oxford Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oxford Mills is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Mills
- Anamosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ironhills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ironhills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Morley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Garry Owen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garry Owen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Buckhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Bernard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Johnson Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anamosa
- Cascade
- Monmouth
- Monticello
- Olin
- Olin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Johnson Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Johnson Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jones County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Johnson Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457977 (Johnson Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457977 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jones
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scotch Grove
- Location given for Johnson Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1452874 Lon: -91.0337571
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jones, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson Town Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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